Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

In answer I recall a woman in the London congregation of ROCOR under Bishop Nikodem of blessed memory who was heavily involved in a circle of aristocrats who worked tirelessly to undermine the British war effort. This group nearly torpedoed covert American presidential support for isolated Britain's effort at the time. She was a wholehearted supporter of Third Reich policies and a rabid Jew hater. Their activities were stopped and arrests made, including that of a cypher clerk at the American Embassy. Anna was arrested, tried and jailed.

When I met her she had long been forbidden to approach the chalice on account of her rabid Jew hatred. Of course, in her case she had gone beyond simply expressing views and actively tried to support the Third Reich's war time ambitions, including those directed at Jews.

"Feelings" tend to turn into political viewpoints. You cannot say that a person has a right to believe a certain way, and then say that he cannot act upon that right. I find it cute how some people acknowledge that it is a person's "right" to believe that two men should not get married, but to vote against law to allow such is "hatred" (and other issues likewise). So, if a person does not think that races should mix, should we be at all shocked that he would speak against it? It is OK to believe but not to speak?

Bigotry is a relatively recently defined term and really has no theological basis unless it involves hatred. Modern liberals cannot tell the difference between hatred and other emotions since anything that even slightly goes against what the feel good about is hatred. Rational people, on the other hand, can differentiate between not wanting your offspring to marry into another social / racial group and shunning them if they do. There is nothing "non-Canonical" about recognizing that marriage is difficult enough without bringing in other differences and issues. On the other hand, not accepting a person of another race into your family after the die has been cast is a completely other matter.

Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

You are fogging up the question. People are free to accept or reject other people as friends or into their family via marriage for example. It's a free country. Dislike whomever fails to please you.

On the other hand opposing Racism as a political formulation has nothing to do with "Feelings". It has divided people in an unhealthy way and has a very sad history in this country. Calling out people like Nathanael who suggest old racist formulations about "Race Mixing" and promotes Anti-Jewish bigotry has concrete justification based on history and long experience with hate mongering in the USA.

You are not addressing the question at hand which is can you stay in communion with The Church and be an activist for a hate based ideology.

Your personal approval of him is not what keeps him Orthodox..FYI

Racism is generally considered "Hate Based".. Your milage may vary.

How do you feel about his coziness with White Supremacist groups like StormFront?

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Your idea has been debunked 1000 times already.. Maybe 1001 will be the charm

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

I have a question for the anti-Br.-Nathanael persons on here (whose opinions I do not automatically dismiss, as I try to keep an open mind).

If there were an official policy statement issued, that an Orthodox Christian may not marry someone of a different race, would the bishops responsible for drafting this policy be in a category of people who should be deprived of Holy Communion? Or otherwise disciplined or silenced from having authority in the Church and deciding such questions? Should such clergy be defrocked?

I don't know about Orthodox, but in the RCC, I would guess that some serious disciplinary action would be in order.

Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

In answer I recall a woman in the London congregation of ROCOR under Bishop Nikodem of blessed memory who was heavily involved in a circle of aristocrats who worked tirelessly to undermine the British war effort. This group nearly torpedoed covert American presidential support for isolated Britain's effort at the time. She was a wholehearted supporter of Third Reich policies and a rabid Jew hater. Their activities were stopped and arrests made, including that of a cypher clerk at the American Embassy. Anna was arrested, tried and jailed.

When I met her she had long been forbidden to approach the chalice on account of her rabid Jew hatred. Of course, in her case she had gone beyond simply expressing views and actively tried to support the Third Reich's war time ambitions, including those directed at Jews.

Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

In answer I recall a woman in the London congregation of ROCOR under Bishop Nikodem of blessed memory who was heavily involved in a circle of aristocrats who worked tirelessly to undermine the British war effort. This group nearly torpedoed covert American presidential support for isolated Britain's effort at the time. She was a wholehearted supporter of Third Reich policies and a rabid Jew hater. Their activities were stopped and arrests made, including that of a cypher clerk at the American Embassy. Anna was arrested, tried and jailed.

When I met her she had long been forbidden to approach the chalice on account of her rabid Jew hatred. Of course, in her case she had gone beyond simply expressing views and actively tried to support the Third Reich's war time ambitions, including those directed at Jews.

Was this Anna Wolkoff by any chance?

Yes, it was.....

OK. She has a Wikipedia entry if anyone's interested in the history of that stuff.

Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

In answer I recall a woman in the London congregation of ROCOR under Bishop Nikodem of blessed memory who was heavily involved in a circle of aristocrats who worked tirelessly to undermine the British war effort. This group nearly torpedoed covert American presidential support for isolated Britain's effort at the time. She was a wholehearted supporter of Third Reich policies and a rabid Jew hater. Their activities were stopped and arrests made, including that of a cypher clerk at the American Embassy. Anna was arrested, tried and jailed.

When I met her she had long been forbidden to approach the chalice on account of her rabid Jew hatred. Of course, in her case she had gone beyond simply expressing views and actively tried to support the Third Reich's war time ambitions, including those directed at Jews.

Was this Anna Wolkoff by any chance?

Yes, it was.....

OK. She has a Wikipedia entry if anyone's interested in the history of that stuff.

She was told by a member of the congregation that she was part Jewish and got the response, "You can't be, I like you". When pointed out to her that both Our Lord and his Holy Mother were Jewish said, "Nonsense, they came from a long lost Russian tribe". Such is blind hatred.

Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

In answer I recall a woman in the London congregation of ROCOR under Bishop Nikodem of blessed memory who was heavily involved in a circle of aristocrats who worked tirelessly to undermine the British war effort. This group nearly torpedoed covert American presidential support for isolated Britain's effort at the time. She was a wholehearted supporter of Third Reich policies and a rabid Jew hater. Their activities were stopped and arrests made, including that of a cypher clerk at the American Embassy. Anna was arrested, tried and jailed.

When I met her she had long been forbidden to approach the chalice on account of her rabid Jew hatred. Of course, in her case she had gone beyond simply expressing views and actively tried to support the Third Reich's war time ambitions, including those directed at Jews.

Was this Anna Wolkoff by any chance?

Yes, it was.....

OK. She has a Wikipedia entry if anyone's interested in the history of that stuff.

She was told by a member of the congregation that she was part Jewish and got the response, "You can't be, I like you". When pointed out to her that both Our Lord and his Holy Mother were Jewish said, "Nonsense, they came from a long lost Russian tribe". Such is blind hatred.

Metropolitan Pavlos of HOTCA was supposedly explaining in a televised sermon many years ago that the Theotokos was Jewish, which provoked an angry Greek lady to come round to St Markella's to protest against this "slur". This seems to be a trope among some "traditionalist" Orthodox.

Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

In answer I recall a woman in the London congregation of ROCOR under Bishop Nikodem of blessed memory who was heavily involved in a circle of aristocrats who worked tirelessly to undermine the British war effort. This group nearly torpedoed covert American presidential support for isolated Britain's effort at the time. She was a wholehearted supporter of Third Reich policies and a rabid Jew hater. Their activities were stopped and arrests made, including that of a cypher clerk at the American Embassy. Anna was arrested, tried and jailed.

When I met her she had long been forbidden to approach the chalice on account of her rabid Jew hatred. Of course, in her case she had gone beyond simply expressing views and actively tried to support the Third Reich's war time ambitions, including those directed at Jews.

Was this Anna Wolkoff by any chance?

Yes, it was.....

OK. She has a Wikipedia entry if anyone's interested in the history of that stuff.

She was told by a member of the congregation that she was part Jewish and got the response, "You can't be, I like you". When pointed out to her that both Our Lord and his Holy Mother were Jewish said, "Nonsense, they came from a long lost Russian tribe". Such is blind hatred.

Metropolitan Pavlos of HOTCA was supposedly explaining in a televised sermon many years ago that the Theotokos was Jewish, which provoked an angry Greek lady to come round to St Markella's to protest against this "slur". This seems to be a trope among some "traditionalist" Orthodox.

Being a 'traditionalist' and having a lot of time among Orthodox believers of all shades it is more likely to arise in the ignorant social club 'Orthodox'. Some of those I can recall being most welcoming were simple folk, strong in their faith with little English and of Old Ritualist background. The Jew haters I came across were often as not educated Russian tea room patrons. Metropolitan Philaret of blessed memory drew a distinction between patriotism which draws people's together and nationalism which excludes and separates.

Thank you. I certainly didn't mean to disparage traditionalists (I'm one myself!) and in fact I have had the same impression. The most pious and traditional Orthodox have also been the most welcoming and free of prejudice, in my experience.

EDIT: This goes both for parishes that are convert-heavy, like St Maximus' parish in Owego, NY, and very ethnic ones, like St Markella's in Astoria, or St Mark of Ephesus in Boston (Greek), or Holy Assumption in Trenton, NJ, and Holy Trinity in Astoria (Russian). In the ethnic ones, I've never been made to feel unwelcome because I'm not Greek or Russian. And we have had a few notable converts from Judaism.

I imagine poor old Anna and the "tea room" Orthodox would not be sympathetic to Jewish converts. One of the great Catacomb saints of Russia was Jewish (St Alexander Jacobson).

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

The most pious and traditional Orthodox have also been the most welcoming and free of prejudice, in my experience.

Internetz say otherwise. At least in this part of the world.

I have to say I was nicely surprised by the activities of the hyper-Orthodox on this board, especially Anastasios. I hadn't expected such from you guys.

Well if you base your knowledge of Orthodoxy off the internet, I don't know what to say.

For your part, I would say your smug and condescending tone entirely lives up to stereotypes we have about the World Orthodox. Fortunately, there are many others here who do not live up to such stereotypes.

The most pious and traditional Orthodox have also been the most welcoming and free of prejudice, in my experience.

Internetz say otherwise. At least in this part of the world.

I have to say I was nicely surprised by the activities of the hyper-Orthodox on this board, especially Anastasios. I hadn't expected such from you guys.

We ain't got horns And I too know of one traditionalist monastery that has managed to extend their property with the interest and encouragement of a Jewish councillor. And those converts Judaism I have met have left me with a good impression, to say nought of the number of times I have enjoyed bagels and banter in London's Golders Green. (Apparently they tell me I even double park like a Jew - not sure that feat draws any plaudits from the traffic wardens though). I try to rub along with my neighbour whosoever they are, but comprising Faith I try not to do. Nor will I indulge in politically motivated inter-Faith worship.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

"Feelings" tend to turn into political viewpoints. You cannot say that a person has a right to believe a certain way, and then say that he cannot act upon that right. I find it cute how some people acknowledge that it is a person's "right" to believe that two men should not get married, but to vote against law to allow such is "hatred" (and other issues likewise). So, if a person does not think that races should mix, should we be at all shocked that he would speak against it? It is OK to believe but not to speak?

Bigotry is a relatively recently defined term and really has no theological basis unless it involves hatred. Modern liberals cannot tell the difference between hatred and other emotions since anything that even slightly goes against what the feel good about is hatred. Rational people, on the other hand, can differentiate between not wanting your offspring to marry into another social / racial group and shunning them if they do. There is nothing "non-Canonical" about recognizing that marriage is difficult enough without bringing in other differences and issues. On the other hand, not accepting a person of another race into your family after the die has been cast is a completely other matter.

Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

You are fogging up the question. People are free to accept or reject other people as friends or into their family via marriage for example. It's a free country. Dislike whomever fails to please you.

On the other hand opposing Racism as a political formulation has nothing to do with "Feelings". It has divided people in an unhealthy way and has a very sad history in this country. Calling out people like Nathanael who suggest old racist formulations about "Race Mixing" and promotes Anti-Jewish bigotry has concrete justification based on history and long experience with hate mongering in the USA.

You are not addressing the question at hand which is can you stay in communion with The Church and be an activist for a hate based ideology.

Your personal approval of him is not what keeps him Orthodox..FYI

Racism is generally considered "Hate Based".. Your milage may vary.

How do you feel about his coziness with White Supremacist groups like StormFront?

Well, having actually read what StormFront has to say about him (not just carefully chosen excerpts, which is your calling card), I am not sure that they are all too impressed with him. I call his relationship with them far from "cozy".

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I would be happy to agree with you, but then both of us would be wrong.

I have a question for the anti-Br.-Nathanael persons on here (whose opinions I do not automatically dismiss, as I try to keep an open mind).

If there were an official policy statement issued, that an Orthodox Christian may not marry someone of a different race, would the bishops responsible for drafting this policy be in a category of people who should be deprived of Holy Communion? Or otherwise disciplined or silenced from having authority in the Church and deciding such questions? Should such clergy be defrocked?

Such would be advocating heresy. They should be tried in an ecclesiastical court. Failing that, they should be shunned.

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I would suggest most persons in general avoid any question beginning with why.

"Feelings" tend to turn into political viewpoints. You cannot say that a person has a right to believe a certain way, and then say that he cannot act upon that right. I find it cute how some people acknowledge that it is a person's "right" to believe that two men should not get married, but to vote against law to allow such is "hatred" (and other issues likewise). So, if a person does not think that races should mix, should we be at all shocked that he would speak against it? It is OK to believe but not to speak?

Bigotry is a relatively recently defined term and really has no theological basis unless it involves hatred. Modern liberals cannot tell the difference between hatred and other emotions since anything that even slightly goes against what the feel good about is hatred. Rational people, on the other hand, can differentiate between not wanting your offspring to marry into another social / racial group and shunning them if they do. There is nothing "non-Canonical" about recognizing that marriage is difficult enough without bringing in other differences and issues. On the other hand, not accepting a person of another race into your family after the die has been cast is a completely other matter.

Whatever he is, and whatever nonsense he spews out and whatever he purports to be, is not of the same faith and from the same heart as the Orthodox Church in which I was brought up, try to serve faithfully and love. Keeping him in your prayers that he may find the true light is all that one can do.

Theologically, I have not heard him say anything incorrect (though I have only watched a few of his videos). His politics, Jewish conspiracy theories, weird dress, and clownish behaviour is another matter.

This brings up an interesting question. At what point, if any, do extreme political views cross over into being counter to Orthodox Christian teachings.

He may fully understand and believe the Church's teachings on the Trinity and all theological doctrines. But let's hypothesize that he continues to push past his Jewish Conspiracy theories into Racism against Blacks and Hispanics. He is already condemning "Race Mixing". How bigoted can a tonsured person be and still be in communion with The Church?.. I don't know myself but it's an interesting question.

You are fogging up the question. People are free to accept or reject other people as friends or into their family via marriage for example. It's a free country. Dislike whomever fails to please you.

On the other hand opposing Racism as a political formulation has nothing to do with "Feelings". It has divided people in an unhealthy way and has a very sad history in this country. Calling out people like Nathanael who suggest old racist formulations about "Race Mixing" and promotes Anti-Jewish bigotry has concrete justification based on history and long experience with hate mongering in the USA.

You are not addressing the question at hand which is can you stay in communion with The Church and be an activist for a hate based ideology.

Your personal approval of him is not what keeps him Orthodox..FYI

Racism is generally considered "Hate Based".. Your milage may vary.

How do you feel about his coziness with White Supremacist groups like StormFront?

Well, having actually read what StormFront has to say about him (not just carefully chosen excerpts, which is your calling card), I am not sure that they are all too impressed with him. I call his relationship with them far from "cozy".

He gave a very friendly interview to StormFront. They share many common political idea's with him. You are the one cherry picking. If you then read some comments about him on their message board, you will find negative comments along the line of him being some sort of too good to be true plant.

Coziness: Giving a Neo Nazi publication a friendly interview.

You will also find as I have pointed out that he is starting down their line of march in terms of further Racist formulations past Jewish Baiting. He has been warning lately about "Race Mixing"... Any good publicist/propagandist needs to know his target audience. If you read the comments on his message board you will see many people who appear to have Neo-Nazi type ideology.

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Your idea has been debunked 1000 times already.. Maybe 1001 will be the charm

Well, having actually read what StormFront has to say about him (not just carefully chosen excerpts, which is your calling card), I am not sure that they are all too impressed with him. I call his relationship with them far from "cozy".

I googled 'Nathanael Kapner' and a few StormFront entries and similar websites came up. The majority opinion seemed to be something along the lines of "once a Jew, always a Jew," though they on the whole seemed to agree with what he was saying.

Well, having actually read what StormFront has to say about him (not just carefully chosen excerpts, which is your calling card), I am not sure that they are all too impressed with him. I call his relationship with them far from "cozy".

I googled 'Nathanael Kapner' and a few StormFront entries and similar websites came up. The majority opinion seemed to be something along the lines of "once a Jew, always a Jew," though they on the whole seemed to agree with what he was saying.

Exactly. No neo-Nazi will ever accept a Jew. He may use a Jew, but never accept one. And I probably know quite a bit more about Nazis than our resident liberal reactionary wannabe. That is why the idea of Br. Nathaniel being "cozy" with StormFront is so ludicrous to me.

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I would be happy to agree with you, but then both of us would be wrong.

Well, having actually read what StormFront has to say about him (not just carefully chosen excerpts, which is your calling card), I am not sure that they are all too impressed with him. I call his relationship with them far from "cozy".

I googled 'Nathanael Kapner' and a few StormFront entries and similar websites came up. The majority opinion seemed to be something along the lines of "once a Jew, always a Jew," though they on the whole seemed to agree with what he was saying.

Exactly. No neo-Nazi will ever accept a Jew. He may use a Jew, but never accept one. And I probably know quite a bit more about Nazis than our resident liberal reactionary wannabe. That is why the idea of Br. Nathaniel being "cozy" with StormFront is so ludicrous to me.

Nice twist.. He gave a friendly interview to StormFront.What more does anyone really need to know ?

They were in agreement.

I am sure he would not be able to join an actual Nazi organization. But no one is saying he could.

His interview reflected his ideological agreement with StormFront.

Nothing about my characterization is ludicrous.

You can name call me all you want. It doesn't change anything.

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Your idea has been debunked 1000 times already.. Maybe 1001 will be the charm

There appears to be misuse of the word "Fascist." Do people understand what "Fascism" is? How in the world could it possibly relate to Br. Nathanael?

One thing is for sure - the issue of Br. Nathanael seems to provoke a drastic evaporation of rational thinking processes in many (not all!) of those who have strong reactions against him. I notice this strange phenomenon and I don't quite know what it means, but it appears that many of Br. Nathanael's messages or themes seem to run counter to things that people were taught by the secular educational system. It's a system which was and is designed to promote marxism and related anti-Christian thinking and values and weltanschauung, as Charlotte Isserby discovered and documented carefully. And when its planks which are meant to be swallowed whole as "givens" are challenged, then... woe betide.

I'm not painting everyone who really dislikes Br. Nathanael with the same brush.

By the way, it's really an awful slander and a grievous sin to ascribe to people sins which they don't have. So calling him hateful, or murderous, or fascist, or a nazi, or the various other absolutely outrageous and unhinged things he's been called in this thread, is not only dense, it's seriously sinful.

People mentioned the bizarre dress of Br. Nathanael (which doesn't sit well with me, by the way). But what did St. Xenia wear? Man's clothing. Do we accuse her, then, of cross-dressing, the overturning of society, confused gender or sexual identity, or any such nonsense? Of course not.

Could that one example (I could give others) somehow shed light on the case of Br. Nathanael?

Let's all show a certain elemental tolerance. Try to keep our minds open.

Completely agree with everything stated above.

People have been conditioned to react, condemn and call names (all liberal tactics when you have no argument) rather than confront and challenge points in a constructive way.

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I hereby recant of defending "orthodoxy" and trying to persuade fellow Catholics of embracing schism. I adhere to the Catholic Faith as preserved by the Church of Rome and Her Pontiffs.

The most pious and traditional Orthodox have also been the most welcoming and free of prejudice, in my experience.

Internetz say otherwise. At least in this part of the world.

I have to say I was nicely surprised by the activities of the hyper-Orthodox on this board, especially Anastasios. I hadn't expected such from you guys.

I tend to agree with Michal and then I read a comment like "social club Orthodox" and I just shake my head and sigh.

There's piety and there's pseudo-piety. I think Michal's "hyperdox" are the latter; they're all talk, basically. They are particularly prominent on the Internet. I admit to being one of them now and then. But if you go to a real traditionalist parish and meet the people there, I think you would get a different impression.

Well, having actually read what StormFront has to say about him (not just carefully chosen excerpts, which is your calling card), I am not sure that they are all too impressed with him. I call his relationship with them far from "cozy".

I googled 'Nathanael Kapner' and a few StormFront entries and similar websites came up. The majority opinion seemed to be something along the lines of "once a Jew, always a Jew," though they on the whole seemed to agree with what he was saying.

Exactly. No neo-Nazi will ever accept a Jew. He may use a Jew, but never accept one. And I probably know quite a bit more about Nazis than our resident liberal reactionary wannabe. That is why the idea of Br. Nathaniel being "cozy" with StormFront is so ludicrous to me.

Nice twist.. He gave a friendly interview to StormFront.What more does anyone really need to know ?

They were in agreement.

I am sure he would not be able to join an actual Nazi organization. But no one is saying he could.

His interview reflected his ideological agreement with StormFront.

Nothing about my characterization is ludicrous.

You can name call me all you want. It doesn't change anything.

That is true. You will always be what you are.

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I would be happy to agree with you, but then both of us would be wrong.

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

Those of you who want Br. Nathanael silenced or defrocked, are you saying that you also wish the bishops of the canonical Greek Orthodox Church in America to be silenced or defrocked? Or is what's good for the goose, not good for the gander?

The idea of a white Christian political bloc, and advocating for its strengthening, seems non-heretical and to be distinct from actual heresy. After all, if people from a group of African nations got together and said, "We want to formulate a powerful political bloc of African nations, to protect our peoples against inroads from European powers," absolutely no one would object. Even if it were an Islamic political bloc, with Islamist goals, few would object to their right to associate and organize to protect their interests, however ethnically and religiously narrow.

Being against "mixing of races" is a very unsound concept which has no basis ("race" as in "white" versus "judaic" versus "black" doesn't really exist, scientifically speaking, plus there is no previous example for this in the lives of the Saints or in historic church policy, short of Greek Orthodox American policy recently). I am very much against such talk and it is very disturbing to me. I have a number of racially mixed couples in my own parish of Holy Protection in Austin, Texas.

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

("race" as in "white" versus "judaic" versus "black" doesn't really exist, scientifically speaking, plus there is no previous example for this in the lives of the Saints or in historic church policy, short of Greek Orthodox American policy recently

Those of you who want Br. Nathanael silenced or defrocked, are you saying that you also wish the bishops of the canonical Greek Orthodox Church in America to be silenced or defrocked? Or is what's good for the goose, not good for the gander?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

I figured this was what you were referring to. I don't know the details of that policy or the reason for it, but were they suggest something similar today, it would be completely unacceptable.

Well, having actually read what StormFront has to say about him (not just carefully chosen excerpts, which is your calling card), I am not sure that they are all too impressed with him. I call his relationship with them far from "cozy".

I googled 'Nathanael Kapner' and a few StormFront entries and similar websites came up. The majority opinion seemed to be something along the lines of "once a Jew, always a Jew," though they on the whole seemed to agree with what he was saying.

Exactly. No neo-Nazi will ever accept a Jew. He may use a Jew, but never accept one. And I probably know quite a bit more about Nazis than our resident liberal reactionary wannabe. That is why the idea of Br. Nathaniel being "cozy" with StormFront is so ludicrous to me.

Nice twist.. He gave a friendly interview to StormFront.What more does anyone really need to know ?

They were in agreement.

I am sure he would not be able to join an actual Nazi organization. But no one is saying he could.

His interview reflected his ideological agreement with StormFront.

Nothing about my characterization is ludicrous.

You can name call me all you want. It doesn't change anything.

That is true. You will always be what you are.

What I meant was that your name calling habit doesn't make you weak arguments any stronger. But I bet you already know that.

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Your idea has been debunked 1000 times already.. Maybe 1001 will be the charm

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

Those of you who want Br. Nathanael silenced or defrocked, are you saying that you also wish the bishops of the canonical Greek Orthodox Church in America to be silenced or defrocked? Or is what's good for the goose, not good for the gander?

The idea of a white Christian political bloc, and advocating for its strengthening, seems non-heretical and to be distinct from actual heresy. After all, if people from a group of African nations got together and said, "We want to formulate a powerful political bloc of African nations, to protect our peoples against inroads from European powers," absolutely no one would object. Even if it were an Islamic political bloc, with Islamist goals, few would object to their right to associate and organize to protect their interests, however ethnically and religiously narrow.

Being against "mixing of races" is a very unsound concept which has no basis ("race" as in "white" versus "judaic" versus "black" doesn't really exist, scientifically speaking, plus there is no previous example for this in the lives of the Saints or in historic church policy, short of Greek Orthodox American policy recently). I am very much against such talk and it is very disturbing to me. I have a number of racially mixed couples in my own parish of Holy Protection in Austin, Texas.

I for one have not called for him to be defrocked. I did ask the question concerning how far out you can go politically and remain in communion. I dont really know where that line is, so that is why I asked.

He does use his Monk status as cover. It gives him some credibility which is a shame.

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Your idea has been debunked 1000 times already.. Maybe 1001 will be the charm

The most pious and traditional Orthodox have also been the most welcoming and free of prejudice, in my experience.

Internetz say otherwise. At least in this part of the world.

I have to say I was nicely surprised by the activities of the hyper-Orthodox on this board, especially Anastasios. I hadn't expected such from you guys.

I tend to agree with Michal and then I read a comment like "social club Orthodox" and I just shake my head and sigh.

There's piety and there's pseudo-piety. I think Michal's "hyperdox" are the latter; they're all talk, basically. They are particularly prominent on the Internet. I admit to being one of them now and then. But if you go to a real traditionalist parish and meet the people there, I think you would get a different impression.

Frankly one could say the same about almost any real Orthodox parish of any jurisdiction. After all ,all Orthodox are traditional, some are just more traditional than others! We call tend to get full of our own opinions online online and tend towards hyperbole more than needed to make our points from time to time.

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

That's weird. Alexander Pushkin the leading Russian classical poet- naturally an Orthodox- was 1/4 black from Ethiopia. Besides, Russians, Ukrainians, and Georgians, are largely mixed with Asians, not to mention that the Indo-Iranian group itself is half Asian and half European.

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The ocean, infinite to men, and the worlds beyond it, are directed by the same ordinances of the Lord. ~ I Clement 20

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

That's weird. Alexander Pushkin the leading Russian classical poet- naturally an Orthodox- was 1/4 black from Ethiopia. Besides, Russians, Ukrainians, and Georgians, are largely mixed with Asians, not to mention that the Indo-Iranian group itself is half Asian and half European.

Greeks are also mixed with Turks a lot.

I would like to know more about this ruling on Interracial Marriage, can anyone provide sources?

God help me, I am trying so hard not to turn this into an Old Calendarist discussion.

Those of you who want Br. Nathanael silenced or defrocked, are you saying that you also wish the bishops of the canonical Greek Orthodox Church in America to be silenced or defrocked? Or is what's good for the goose, not good for the gander?

If they did it know? Yes.

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Quote from: Fr. Thomas Hopko, dystopian parable of the prodigal son

...you can imagine so-called healing services of the pigpen. The books that could be written, you know: Life in the Pigpen. How to Cope in the Pigpen. Being Happy in the Pigpen. Surviving in the Pigpen. And then there could be counselling, for people who feel unhappy in the pigpen, to try to get them to come to terms with the pigpen, and to accept the pigpen.

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

Those of you who want Br. Nathanael silenced or defrocked, are you saying that you also wish the bishops of the canonical Greek Orthodox Church in America to be silenced or defrocked?

As Michal said, yes, if the policy were ongoing. BTW, it was Fr. Stanley Harakas who wrote the "questions" book you allude to- he bases his position on the bizarre premise that God created the "races" and that we are somehow interfering with God's plan by mixing them. I hope that Fr. Stanley's position has changed since then.

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The idea of a white Christian political bloc, and advocating for its strengthening, seems non-heretical and to be distinct from actual heresy. After all, if people from a group of African nations got together and said, "We want to formulate a powerful political bloc of African nations, to protect our peoples against inroads from European powers," absolutely no one would object.

When Europe is colonized and enslaved by foreign powers for a while, then your argument might start to make sense.

You are also confusing geographic and religious alliances with alliances based on race.

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Mencius said, “Instruction makes use of many techniques. When I do not deign to instruct someone, that too is a form of instruction.”

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

Those of you who want Br. Nathanael silenced or defrocked, are you saying that you also wish the bishops of the canonical Greek Orthodox Church in America to be silenced or defrocked?

As Michal said, yes, if the policy were ongoing. BTW, it was Fr. Stanley Harakas who wrote the "questions" book you allude to- he bases his position on the bizarre premise that God created the "races" and that we are somehow interfering with God's plan by mixing them. I hope that Fr. Stanley's position has changed since then.

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The idea of a white Christian political bloc, and advocating for its strengthening, seems non-heretical and to be distinct from actual heresy. After all, if people from a group of African nations got together and said, "We want to formulate a powerful political bloc of African nations, to protect our peoples against inroads from European powers," absolutely no one would object.

When Europe is colonized and enslaved by foreign powers for a while, then your argument might start to make sense.

You are also confusing geographic and religious alliances with alliances based on race.

There was a BBC documentary on a few years ago that gave me some better clarity on this issue. It is called "The Incredible Human Jounery" about human migration out of Africa.

It turns out that every person except for a few groups of modern Africans are all descended from a band of about 150 people who left Africa and crossed the Red Sea into the Middle East about 60,000 years ago. Races are merely an accommodation to climate and sexual preference. It you put a band of people from Norway into equatorial Africa, they will be black in 30 generations. If you but Black people into Russian they will be White skinned in about 30 generations.

Chinese look the way they do based on sexual preference. The type became sexually appealing at some point and they reinforced the look over time. When DNA tests are done, they too are descended from that same original band that left Africa.

So bans on race mixing or racist ideologies are certainly not God-Pleasing or scientifically sound IMHO

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Your idea has been debunked 1000 times already.. Maybe 1001 will be the charm

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

Those of you who want Br. Nathanael silenced or defrocked, are you saying that you also wish the bishops of the canonical Greek Orthodox Church in America to be silenced or defrocked?

As Michal said, yes, if the policy were ongoing. BTW, it was Fr. Stanley Harakas who wrote the "questions" book you allude to- he bases his position on the bizarre premise that God created the "races" and that we are somehow interfering with God's plan by mixing them. I hope that Fr. Stanley's position has changed since then.

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The idea of a white Christian political bloc, and advocating for its strengthening, seems non-heretical and to be distinct from actual heresy. After all, if people from a group of African nations got together and said, "We want to formulate a powerful political bloc of African nations, to protect our peoples against inroads from European powers," absolutely no one would object.

When Europe is colonized and enslaved by foreign powers for a while, then your argument might start to make sense.

You are also confusing geographic and religious alliances with alliances based on race.

Some would argue that mass third world immigration is a kind of colonization, against which native people (whites, at least in Europe) have a right to organize against collectively.

It was the hierarchy of the canonical Greek Archdiocese of North and South America (Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had a policy, several decades ago, of forbidding racially mixed marriages (this according to a priest who had written one of those "xx Questions on the Orthodox Church" books published in those days). Granted, the policy seems to have been retired or at least kept quiet, since then.

Those of you who want Br. Nathanael silenced or defrocked, are you saying that you also wish the bishops of the canonical Greek Orthodox Church in America to be silenced or defrocked?

As Michal said, yes, if the policy were ongoing. BTW, it was Fr. Stanley Harakas who wrote the "questions" book you allude to- he bases his position on the bizarre premise that God created the "races" and that we are somehow interfering with God's plan by mixing them. I hope that Fr. Stanley's position has changed since then.

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The idea of a white Christian political bloc, and advocating for its strengthening, seems non-heretical and to be distinct from actual heresy. After all, if people from a group of African nations got together and said, "We want to formulate a powerful political bloc of African nations, to protect our peoples against inroads from European powers," absolutely no one would object.

When Europe is colonized and enslaved by foreign powers for a while, then your argument might start to make sense.

You are also confusing geographic and religious alliances with alliances based on race.

Some would argue that mass third world immigration is a kind of colonization, against which native people (whites, at least in Europe) have a right to organize against collectively.